New and upcoming action figures April 12, 2007

Complete List of Marvel Legends Action Figures
Complete List of DC Direct Action Figures

Here's a look at action figures available via your local comics shop or via the TIP!-supporting links below:

DC Direct Action Figures


Superman Last Son Action Figures
--Last Son Superman
--Ursa
--Bizarro
--Zod


Shazam Action Figures
--Dr. Sivana
--Captain Marvel Jr.
--Mary Marvel
--Billy Batson and Hoppy
--Captain Marvel

Justice League of America Series 1
Superman
Black Lightning
Black Canary
Vixen
Red Arrow

Superman Vs. Doomsday
Doomsday
Lex Luthor and Robot
Solar Suit Superman
Superman

Batman and Son
Batman
Ninja Man-Bat
Robin and Daimin
The Joker

52 Weeks
Animal Man
Batwoman
Booster Gold
Supernova

Batman Through the Ages
--Box Set

Batman/Superman Series 4
--Batzarro
--Bizarro
--Superwoman
--Batwoman
--Batman Beyond
--Kryptonite Batman

DC Direct Reactivated Action Figures
--Batman
--Wonder Woman
--Lobo
--Superman

DC 13-inch Figures
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Green Lantern
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Lex Luthor
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Two-Face
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Superman
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Shazam
Deluxe Edition 13-inch Flash

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 2
--Red Son Batman
--Red Son President Superman
--Kingdom Come Jade
--Kingdom Come Spectre and Norman McKay
--Gotham By Gaslight Batman

Elseworlds Action Figures Series 3
--Supergirl
--Batgirl
--Nightstar
--Kingdom Come Aquaman
--Red Son Green Lantern

First Appearance Series 4
--Blue Beetle translucent
--Blue Beetle
--Brave New World Atom
--Warlord
--Brave New World Martian Manhunter
--Brave New World Aquaman

Infinite Crisis Action Figures Series 1
--Powergirl
--Omac
--Mongul
--Earth Prime Superboy
--Alexander Luthor

JSA Action Figures
--Mr. Terrific
--Hawkgirl
--Dr. Midnite
--Hourman
--Golden Age Atom 2-pack

Fantastic Four Rise of the Silver Surfer action figures
Battle Stretch Mr. Fantastic
Fire Blast Human Torch
Raging Thing
Silver Surfer

Hanna Barbera Series 2 Action Figures
--Captain Caveman
--Fred Flintstone and Dino
--Johnny Quest
--Magilla Gorilla
--Penelope Pitstop and Muttley
--Tom and Jerry
--Yogi Bear
--Flintstones at the Drive-In

Hanna Barbera Series 3 Action Figures
--Fred Flintstone Quittin' Time
--Twinkle Toes Fred Flintstone
--Great Grape Ape
--Huckleberry Hound
--The Jetsons
--Secret Squirrel
--Snagglepuss

McFarlane Lost series 2 action figures
--Crash site box set
--Sawyer
--Jin
--Sayid
--Desmond
--Sun
--Mr. Eko

Marvel Figure Factory Sets
--Angel
--Beast
--Black Costume Spider-Man
--Deadpool
--Invisible Woman
--Silver Surfer

Marvel Legends Action Figures

Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 1
--Emma Frost
--Ultimate Iron Man
--Movie Beast
--Planet Hulk
--Banshee
--Hercules

Hasbro Marvel Legends Action Figures Series 2
--Wolverine
--She-Hulk
--Yellow Jacket
--Quick Silver
--Lord Asgard Thor
--Magneto Xorn
--X3 Jean Grey
--First Appearance Storm

Hasbro Marvel Legends Figures Series 3
--Bucky Barnes
--First appearance Captain America
--Marvel Girl Rachel Grey
--Heroes for Hire Black Knight
--Hydra Soldier
--X-3 Colossus
--Astonishing X-Men Cyclops
--Danger

Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Action Figures Series 3 Action Figures
--Spider-Man
--Spider-Man Variant
--Beast
--Beast Variant

Hasbro Marvel Legends Icons 13-inch Series 1 Action Figures
--Wolverine
--Thor

Marvel Legends Masterworks Sets
--Spider-Man Vs. Green Goblin
--Fantastic Four Vs. Mole Man
--Hulk Vs. The Thing
--Galactus Vs. Everybody

Marvel Select Figures

Best of Marvel Select Figures
--Grey Hulk
--Thanos
--Ultimate Spider-Man
--Green Goblin
--Mephisto

NECA 7-inch John Lennon action figures
--Color
--Black and white

NECA Grindhouse action figures--Quentin Tarantino as soldier
--Dakota
--Cherry

Pop Artifact! Captain Marvel 8mm movie

Vintage DC Comics house ad

Best DC Comics Sites on the Web.

Pop Culture Roundup April 11, 2007

The Bat-Blog shares a complete set of lobby card images from the 1966 Batman movie.

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Booksteve weighs in on "Shazam" screenwriter John August's doltish comments about old Captain Marvel comics being essentially worthless.

August tells us more recent Cap comics written by "Real World" boy Judd Winick are more instructive in developing a film incarnation of the character than the classic tales created by Otto Binder and C.C. Beck. I foresee a dull, "serious" movie Cap that's essentially Superman with a lightning bolt on his chest. And it'll probably be as uexciting and crappy as the recent Superman film.

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Has Dial B for Blog resurfaced? The Shadow knows.

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Here's the first pic from the upcoming "Get Smart" film starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway.

New Spider-Man 3 pictures

See the Best Spider-Man Sites on the Web.

Lost preview April 11 episode

Read a teaser for tonight's show here. Then come back here tomorrow for a full review of happenings, observations and clues from the episode.

Also see:
The Best "Lost" Sites on the Web.
"Lost" season 3 episode guide.

Comics shipping April 11, 2007

See complete lists:
DC Archives
DC Showcase
DC Trade Paperbacks
Marvel Masterworks
Marvel Essentials
Marvel Trade Paperbacks
Upcoming Trade Paperbacks - Graphic Novels

Comics shipping April 11, 2007

DARK HORSE COMICS

OCT050046 BERSERK VOL 10 TP (MR) $13.95 $11.16 at Amazon.
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JAN070061 CONAN & THE MIDNIGHT GOD #3 (OF 5) $2.99
AUG060055 OH MY GODDESS VOL 25 RTL TP $10.95 $8.76 at Amazon.
JAN070090 STAR WARS KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC #15 $2.99

DC COMICS

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IMAGE COMICS

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MARVEL COMICS

FEB072113 AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #7 $2.99
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COMICS

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DVD: Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. - Second Season

All 30 episodes from the show's 1965-66 are collected on this five-disk set due out June 26.

You can pre-order it now for $27.99 (reg. $38.99) from Amazon.

Pop Artifacts! Batman magic slates

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Pop Culture Roundup April 8, 2007

John August, screenwriter for a planned Captain Marvel film, doesn't see much value in the original comic book exploits of the character.

Why I’m not including the vintage collections
DC publishes hardcover anthologies that gather up decades’ worth of Captain Marvel comics. If I were writing a dissertation on the evolution of the Captain Marvel character, these would be invaluable. But I’m not. So every time I read one of these, I’m struck with the same realization I encounter trying to watch The Honeymooners or a black-and-white movie: Wow. Old things suck.

Yes, I know that will piss off the vintage comics fans, who insist that the original incarnations are the purest forms of a character. But what you quickly realize is that old-time comic books were awkwardly written, crudely drawn, and bewilderingly inconsistent with their rules. They were making up the art form as they went along, and today’s comic books are better for the accumulated wisdom.

Vintage fans are free to disagree. There’s a vast but finite amount of comic books to last them through their days.

Great. I'll stick with the vintage comic books then and skip the crappy movie you're writing, John. But the thought comes to mind: If comic book heroes in their original form are somehow not good enough for those writing movies--let alone current comic book writers who feel the need to update and make more "realistic" these characters--why not use your incredible cutting edge talents to create your own, new heroes that matter meet your oh-so-hip needs?

I mean, what's the point of making a Captain Marvel film if it doesn't evoke the whimsical spirit of the Fawcett Comics incarnation of the character? Anything DC did afterwards was either a pale imitation or completely missed the point.

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Speaking of crappy comic book movies, Ghost Rider co-creator Gary Friedrich has sued Marvel Enterprises, Sony Pictures Entertainment and others involved with the recent "Ghost Rider" film for copyright violations.

Friedrich claims the copyrights used in the film and in related products reverted from Marvel to him in 2001.

...Friedrich...accuses Marvel of waste for failing "to properly utilize and capitalize" on the Ghost Rider character. Marvel's attempts to do so, Friedrich claims, have only damaged the value of his work by failing to properly promote and protect the characters and by accepting inadequate royalties from co-defendants. Friedrich also claims that toymaker Hasbro and videogame firm Take-Two have improperly created merchandise based on the characters.

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And here's another case of "why bother?": Screenwriter/producer David Goyer of "Batman Returns" fame wants to use the character of Green Arrow in an upcoming film, in which the hero is "incarcerated in a special prison and stripped of his powers."

"Super Max" begins with a traditional comicbook hero, but the storyline takes a turn as Green Arrow's true identity is revealed and he's forced to band together on an escape attempt with the very villains he's previously imprisoned.

I mean, why make it Green Arrow? Especially, since Green Arrow has no "powers" to begin with? Only the marksmanship necessary to land a boxing glove arrow on a villain's jaw? Why not create you're own friggin' hero? and save on all the royalties, etc., you'll need to split with DC for the honor of using their character in name only? Most of the general public has never even heard of Green Arrow in the first place, so the name itself is no draw.

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Head-scratching news from Beatle land: Neil Aspinall, with the band since its first days first as a road manager and then for decades as the head of its Apple Corps management company, is leaving. Is he retiring? Was he fired? This news release offers no explanation. One thing's for sure, though: If there was a fifth Beatles, Neil is/was the guy--closer to the band members than producer George Martin or their late manager Brian Epstein.

London, England, Tuesday, April 10, 2007 – Today Apple Corps Ltd. announced that Jeff Jones will become Chief Executive Officer of Apple Corps Ltd.

Apple welcomes Jeff, who comes with over 30 years experience in the music business with a brilliant record. He leaves his position of Executive Vice President, Legacy Recordings/Sony BMG Catalog Worldwide where he has been since 1995.

Apple also announces the departure of Neil Aspinall, who had been with John, Paul, George and Ringo for a spectacular 40 plus years, during which he played an indispensable role for the four. He was there since the inception of the band in Liverpool and has meant so much to the Beatles' family for all these years and still does. However, he has decided to move on. Apple as a whole, and each member of this company, wishes him great success in whatever endeavor he chooses to pursue in the future.